Vefa Reşat Moral is the Managing Partner at Moral Attorney Partnership and the Head of the Corporate Advisory and Mergers & Acquisitions Department.

His practice primarily focuses on corporate law, commercial law, mergers and acquisitions, corporate advisory, project finance, joint ventures, corporate governance, energy law, and post M&A restructuring processes, as well as disputes arising from such transactions.

Mr. Moral has extensive experience in advising both national and international companies. Throughout his career, he has acted as lead counsel in numerous buy-side and sell side M&A transactions and has played an active role in structuring and executing complex, high-value deals. Recognized as one of Türkiye’s leading practitioners in family businesses and corporate transformation processes, he has long advised family owned enterprises on the establishment of corporate governance structures, professionalization processes, and family office structuring. He also serves as both independent and executive board member in various companies.

His sector experience includes heavy industry, information technology, maritime transportation, energy and natural resources, real estate and construction, aviation and defense, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), logistics, automotive and ancillary industries, forestry products, retail, healthcare, sports and entertainment, textiles, and food & beverage.

Ranked among Türkiye’s leading lawyers by international legal directories, Mr. Moral has been recognized in the “Hall of Fame” for Corporate and M&A by Legal 500. He is also consistently ranked by Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 and was awarded “Corporate Lawyer of the Year in Türkiye” by Client Choice in 2018 and 2021.

Mr. Moral graduated from Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Law in 2003 and completed his LL.M. in Economic Law at Galatasaray University in 2007. He is an active member of several prominent organizations, including TÜSİAD, TKYD (Corporate Governance Association of Türkiye), the Turkish Family Business Association, EGEV Young Businesspeople Association, and the British Chamber of Commerce. He is fluent in English.